World History Patterns of Continuity and Change

There is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong. ~ H. L. Mencken ~

✦D✦D o you have a framework (skeleton, outline, organizational principle, etc.)? ✦W✦W hat is it? ✦D✦D o you use it? ✦D✦D o you teach your students to use it?

I. Essential Standards in History A. Use historical thinking to understand the emergence, expansion, and decline of civilizations, societies, and regions over time. (Standard 6.H.1) B. Use historical thinking to analyze various modern societies. (Standard 7.H.1) II. Clarifying Objectives in History A. Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues over time. (6&7.H.1.1) B. Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context. (6&7.H.1.2) C. Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives. (6&7.H.1.3) The Essential Standards Are One Kind of Framework

A Framework for Geography

Where in the world are we? How do we get to Egypt from here?

How do we get to Egypt?

Great Britain

A Framework for the Ages of History

The Ages of History I. Prehistory - everything before 3500 BC II. The Ancient Age BC BC III. The Classical Age BC - AD 500 IV. The Middle Ages - AD AD 1500 V. The Modern Age - AD the Present 6 th Grade 7 th Grade

Online Resources s/ Pocket App The video at the end is at years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/ years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/

I. Prehistory A. Everything before 3500 BC B. The time before the invention of writing C. Archaeology – the study of beginnings 1. Fossils, artifacts and relics, monuments. 2. The main way we know about prehistory.

II. The Ancient Age A. Approximately 3500 BC to 500 BC B. The Birth of Civilization 1. Growth of Cities 2. Development of systems of Writing 3. Refinement of Metal Tools & Weapons C. The Great River Valley Civilizations 1. Egypt (The Nile) 2. Babylon (The Tigris & Euphrates) 3. India (The Indus) 4. China (The Yellow)

III. The Classical Age A. 500 BC to AD 500 B. Golden Ages & Great Empires 1. Greece & Democracy 2. Rome (Republic & Empire) 3. India (The Maurya & Gupta Empires) 4. China (The Han Empire) C. Development of Major Religious & Philosophical Traditions – e.g. Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity D. Foundation for Year Numbering System

IV. The Middle Ages A. AD 500 to AD 1500 B. The Feudal System C. The Age of Chivalry D. The Crusades E. Change, recovery, & rebuilding after the decline of the great empires.

V. The Modern Age A. AD 1500 to the Present B. Renaissance & Reformation C. Exploration & Enlightenment D. Revolutions E. World Wars F. The Cold War G. The War on Terror H. ??

If you’re not confused,you’re not learning anything. ~ Michael Bush ~

How long is a month?

Hammurabi’s Code The empire needed laws that were uniform, fair, and state-enforced. The Lex Talionis – an eye for an eye.

The Code 195. If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value If a man knock out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out If he knock out the teeth of a freed man, he shall pay one-third of a gold mina.